Has the Championship Committee, or other entity within USMS ever discussed having a more strict policy of enforcement in regards to the NQT's?
Why do we state that you must have 3 cuts, in order to swim more events? Why not require a swimmer to have 6 cuts in order to swim 6 events?
Just like to understand more from a historical point of view. I have read post that asked, or suggested how to control the size and length of the National meets. Would not having a stricter enforcement of this policy help? Or would it cause swimmers to shy away from these meets?
Just a curious thought.
Thank you.
Originally posted by cjr
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For the most part I have made and NQT in all the events that I normally swim.
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You don't make NQTs in men ages 40 to 44, with a 100% adult swimming background and 0% age-group swimming background.
I don't.
.) People make NQTs in USMS men 40 to 44 with a pre-USMS swimming background;
.) The USMS training is not for swimming competitions;
I want the USMS training to be for competititions, but to my sorrow, the USMS training is overwhelmingly not for competitions;
.) Starters in swimming at an adult age have physiologically less swimming potential than teenage starters:
somone joining for the first time a swimming club at age 28 -like I did- then making the Olympic Qualifying Times 'A' and 'B', that's unheard of, no matter the financial incentive you can give anyone to do it.
So, the USMS Nationals is inclusive:
.) People who make NQTs with their age-group swimming backgrounds, they get to swim more events;
.) People who don't make NQTs, but want to excel, they get to swim fewer events.
If the USMS Nationals were on NQTs only, then for people who want to excel but don't make the NQTs there should be a well developed network of smaller meets without qualifying times but run as well as the USMS Nationals.
Originally posted by cjr
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For the most part I have made and NQT in all the events that I normally swim.
...
You don't make NQTs in men ages 40 to 44, with a 100% adult swimming background and 0% age-group swimming background.
I don't.
.) People make NQTs in USMS men 40 to 44 with a pre-USMS swimming background;
.) The USMS training is not for swimming competitions;
I want the USMS training to be for competititions, but to my sorrow, the USMS training is overwhelmingly not for competitions;
.) Starters in swimming at an adult age have physiologically less swimming potential than teenage starters:
somone joining for the first time a swimming club at age 28 -like I did- then making the Olympic Qualifying Times 'A' and 'B', that's unheard of, no matter the financial incentive you can give anyone to do it.
So, the USMS Nationals is inclusive:
.) People who make NQTs with their age-group swimming backgrounds, they get to swim more events;
.) People who don't make NQTs, but want to excel, they get to swim fewer events.
If the USMS Nationals were on NQTs only, then for people who want to excel but don't make the NQTs there should be a well developed network of smaller meets without qualifying times but run as well as the USMS Nationals.
